2016 Olympics Rio - Asia (pre-tournament, live update, post-Olympics, discussion etc) [R]

First match for Iraq vs Denmark its at 19:00 Baghdad time (GMT+3) but the other 2 matches are impossible to watch as they are both at 4:00 in the morning.

 

Lucky you. I'll try to wake up but I'll fock up my day. Probably if i woke up at 4:09 I would snore later at work haha

 

Just wake up early.

For Japan team, 1st and 2nd match kick off time is 10:00AM Tokyo time.
It is almost impossible for office workers.

3rd game against Sweden is Thursday 7:00AM but thankfully this is a national holiday in Japan.
We don't need to watch small smartphone screens in commuter trains.

 

https://ahdaaf.me/2016/08/02/iraq-olympic-team-profile/

Has anyone seen this? Upwards of 9 overage players in Iraq's squad.

 

Just ignore Hasnain Mubarak. Same guy is posting the same rubbish in different blogs/websites. He is a well known hypocrite. He has some issues with our FA when they replayed back on his bubble talk couple of years ago. All players were tested in the AFC and FIFA as all players played in major tournaments.

 

Any way we have 2 problems today. 1 Dhurgham Ismail one of our talented and key players is injured and cant play today. 2 Our coach Abdulghani Shahad received a red card in the last match in the qualifications and he wont be in the bench.
But I don't think its a big complain considering Denmark is messing 7 players.

 

I don't know about that. He provides the real birthday from the ministry of youth for one of the players who is not part of the 3 allowed overage players. The mri testing is only for the u17 level and cannot be applied to u20 or u23.

 

No its the same name but it isnt him. Our Interior ministry blocked all people who have fake passport from entering or leaving Iraq. Including some players whom faked their DOB. No exceptions.

Our players participated in the u17 and u20 tournaments and went thru testing. All passed.

 

0-0 Iraq vs Denmark now. Go Go Asia!!

 

He was really dangerous whith those Free kicks and his crosses. We need a gooooal

 

Final time 0-0
its not bad but not good either Brazil will thrash us. our hope its on South Africa now.

 

Good luck to Japan and Korea. [emoji1360]

 

With this result, Germany will go to next round. They will destroy Fiji.
We have to at least tie with actual Olympic champs, Mexico.
Mexicans must beat us or will be eliminated by goal difference.
Will be a real hell our last match.

 

If you fix up the set piece defending you should be ok. Germans were outmuscling but Mexico doesnt have the same physical dominance.

 

but the Mexicans are more technical/quicker.

 

What Persepolis and Edlee says are both true. Mexicans also plays better with stronger teams, but against similar opponents they tend to dissapear. They have to score quick and Son's speed at counterattacking will be decisive cause this will be a very open game with lot of space from the beginning to us. The team who scores first will go to next round.